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2. CityMobilNet What are the pressing issues of cities?
The chicken-and-egg problem of creating visions: to create the vision first and then adapt to local challenges or to base the vision on local challenges assessed first?
How to constantly assess the current traffic situation using reasonable effort in terms of finance and manpower?
How to assess mind sets and mobility behaviour change?
Dealing with decisions: the benefits and drawbacks of consensus making vs. majority votes
Lack of knowledge concerning new developments affecting urban mobility – such as the consequences of the rise of automated vehicles for today‘s decisions

3. CityMobilNet Which measures are « en vouge »?
Conversion of road space for sustainable transport modes:
Old railway tracks are used to create a backbone for walking and cycling development in central areas
Square dominated by cars and PT are converted to Shared Spaces for all modes and non-transport use
Test-beds are used to convert large commuting roads to part-time pedestrian zones to revive retail
Connecting a larger number of small measures to maximise impact instead of realising a few main investments
Trigger participation by dedicating resources for citizen driven projects
Employing a target group approach e.g. by market research and segmentation strategies

4. CityMobilNet How do cities work on their SUMPs?
Cities take different approaches:
They approach the SUMP topic by topic
They approach the SUMP stakeholder by stakeholder
Initiative is done top-down triggering to civil society and stakeholders from administration level
Initiative is asked from citizens and stakeholders to drive the development process
Cities exploit civic pride for successful participation
Cities use tests to demonstrate how measures work – avoiding their denial right at the start and allowing everybody to collect experiences with new solutions

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